All good points, I'm sure. Here's the problem though: A campsite has to accommodate everything from a two-person backpacking tent or hammock to a humongous RV. Personally, I like for my tent, the fireplace, and the table to be logically located relative to each other. But what is logical for my setup isn't logical for someone else's. On top of that, in some national forest campgrounds built in the 1940s, the fireplace is located in an odd place that didn't predict huge RVs. RVers are very likely to move the table to a place that doesn't suit tenters. Many a time I arrive on the site and the table is located 20 feet or more from the fireplace. Other times the table has been placed in the sun when it's 95 degrees out. Or someone has put the table in the shade when it's 30 degrees. Regarding ADA compliance, yes, that's one of the reasons for 12' picnic tables with a wheelchair extension on one end. Interestingly, in 35 years of camping in the national forest, I've never seen a camper in a wheelchair. I do see increasing numbers of senior citizens camping alone, and they can't handle these behemoth tables. The norm where I camp is to move tables. It happens all the time. Rangers have sometimes offered to help me move a table.
